Boy killed after being struck by truck

OCEANSIDE —— A U.S. Postal Service truck fatally struck an
18-month-old boy Friday evening in front of a Garfield Street home,
police said.

Sgt. Leonard Mata said the mother of the Oceanside boy was
visiting family or friends when the accident happened at 5:10
p.m.

The 35-year-old postman stepped out of the truck to put mail in
a box and got back into the truck, Mata said. Unaware that the
toddler had somehow gotten in front of the truck, Mata said, the
postal worker started driving forward.

The truck hit the toddler, who was pronounced dead at the scene,
authorities said. The boy's name was not released.

Police said the investigation was continuing. No one was in
custody, Mata said.